CS/CS/HB 737: Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Human Services Subcommittee ; Botana ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gottlieb ; Rizo
Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian; Authorizes court to appoint person who has been convicted of felony to be guardian of proposed ward; requires court to consider imposing additional requirements on certain guardians to safeguard proposed ward & his or her property; authorizes court to deny appointment as guardian if it determines appointment would place proposed ward, or his or her property, at risk.
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/10/2025 House • Filed
12/16/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
2/2/2026 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
2/4/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/6/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/13/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/17/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/18/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/19/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/25/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2/25/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/26/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
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CS/CS/HB 737, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2026 at 3:21 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 960 Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian Bradley Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2026 1:42 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 1 (pdf) 744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 4 (pdf) -
CS/HB 737, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:44 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 960 Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian Bradley Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 274629 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Botana 2/16/2026
5:35 PMAdopted
2/17/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 1 (pdf) 744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 3 (pdf) -
HB 737, Original Filed Version Posted 12/10/2025 at 5:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 960 Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian Bradley Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 269061 - Amendment
Remove lines 18-19 and insert:Botana 2/3/2026
1:25 PMAdopted without Objection
2/4/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 1 (pdf) 744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 3 (pdf)